casing shoe

noun

In drilling, a bullnosed device attached to the bottom of the casing string. A casing hanger, which allows the casing to be suspended from the wellhead, is also attached to the top of the casing.

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guide shoe
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Meanings

nouncasing shoe (plural casing shoes)

plural casing shoes

  1. engineeringIn drilling, a bullnosed device attached to the bottom of the casing string. A casing hanger, which allows the casing to be suspended from the wellhead, is also attached to the top of the casing.

    Synonyms: guide shoe

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn drilling, a bullnosed device attached to the bottom of the casing string. A casing hanger, which allows the casing to be suspended from the wellhead, is also attached to the top of the casing.

Similar
guide shoe
Also see
guide shoe
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APA

casing shoe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casing%20shoe

MLA

“casing shoe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casing%20shoe. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “casing shoe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casing%20shoe.

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